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A chapter from the book "Ethnicity Matters: Rethinking How Black, Hispanic, & Indian Students Prepare for & Succeed in College" is presented. It presents information about the contributors including Diane Gillespie, University of Washington, Bothell professor and associate director of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) and neuropsychiatrist George Woods, M.D. A brief overview of the contributors' careers in their respective fields is offered.

The article offers brief profiles of Kristin Boudreau, Diane Gillespie and Rachel Lee, who contributed to the writing of the book "Understanding Toni Morrison's Beloved and Sula: Selected Essays and Criticisms of the Works by the Nobel Prize-Winning Author."

The article examines poet Sylvia Plath's study and criticism of literature by Virginia Woolf, discussing notes from Plath's manuscripts and personal records. Particular attention is given to Plath's notes and annotations in her copy of Woolf's essay "A Room of One's Own" which Plath studied while teaching at Smith College.

This collection contains landmark articles on teaching and learning in higher education that were published in the journal "Change" from its inception to the present. Through these articles, controversies and innovations in higher education can be traced. The articles are organized by topic, with each topic introduced by an authority in the field. The sections are: (1) "Promoting a Culture of Teaching and Learning" (introduced by Pat Hutchings, 20 articles); (2) "Students: Portraits of Students--A Gallery Tour" (introduced by K. Patricia Cross, 12 articles); (3) "Curriculum" (introduced by Jerry G. Gaff, 16 articles); (4) "The Origins of Contemporary Learning Communities: Residential Colleges, Experimental Colleges, and Living-Learning Communities" (introduced by Zelda F. Gamson, 16 articles); (5) "Work, Service, and Community Connections" (introduced by Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr., 15 articles); (6) "Philosophy, Psychology, and Methods of Teaching" (introduced by Wilbert J. McKeachie, 8 articles); (7) "Visiting across the Disciplines" (introduced by James Wilkinson, 5 articles); (8) "Science Education Reform: Getting Out the Word" (introduced by Daniel L. Goroh, 12 articles); (9) "Professional, Graduate, and Teacher Education: Criticism and Reform" (introduced by Joan S. Stark and Malcolm A. Lowther, 8 articles); (10) "Assessing Student Learning" (introduced by Barbara D Wright, 15 articles); (11) "Evaluating College Teaching: Myth and Reality" (introduced by Peter Seldin, 10 articles); (12) "Teacher Narratives" (introduced by Diane Gillespie, 9 articles); and (13) "Media and Technologies: 'Plus ca change'" (introduced by Kenneth C. Green, 12 articles). (SLD)